Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Japan's Nuclear Reactors - A Taste of What's To Come


Japan is a country previously ravaged by a 8.9 magnitude earthquake and a devastating tsunami with devastating aftershocks. Japan hasn't recovered yet, because it's nuclear reactors are going out of control. Fukushima Dai-ichi and Fukushima II have both suffered fires, but Fukushima III is the one that changes everything.

It uses a combination of plutonium and uranium making it even more deadly than its siblings. It has suffered an explosion and cooling using sea water has been cancelled. The reserve pool has been used up and the plant is in worse shape compared to its siblings. They are trying to inject water, but so far with not much success.
Lets let the story play out and lets see where it goes. Will it Chernobyl again, this is something that I don't know, but it won't come back fast and may leave the area devastated for more than a century.

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